UK Concerts

All concert reviews from the UK.

Michael Tilson Thomas returns in very good form for Mahler’s Second Symphony with the LSO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Chorus (Chorus Director Emeritus: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.10.2024. (JR)

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the London Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Sublime Martinů and glorious Saint-Saëns from The Philadelphia Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Bartók, Martinů, Saint-Saëns: Choong-Jin Chang (viola), Raphael Attila Vogl (organ), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Roderick Cox (conductor). Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, 13.10.2024. (RP)

Roderick Cox (conductor) and Choong-Jin Chang (viola) with the Philadelphia Orchestra © Rick Perdian

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‘Phenomenal Women’: a classic Chineke! musical feast

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alberga, A Coleridge-Taylor, Coleman, Price: Meera Maharaj (flute), Myfanwy Price (oboe), Stephanie Yim (clarinet), Daria Phillips (bassoon), Nivanthi Karunaratne (horn), Chineke! Orchestra / Tatiana Pėrez (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9.10.2024. (CK)

Stephanie Yim (clarinet) © Chuko Cribb

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The Corvedale Festival 2024’s unforgettable final weekend

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Corvedale Festival 2024 [3] – Opera Gala: Oksana Lepska (soprano), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Alex Postlethwaite, David Joyce (violins), Jane Park (viola), Ruth Henley (cello), Elizabeth Jones (double bass), Anna Kondrashina (flute), Damla Tuncer (oboe), Emily Newman (bassoon), Stien de Neef (harp), Bedwyn Lloyd Phillips (conductor). St Michael’s Church, Munslow, 27.9.2024. (CK)

Verdi’s Brindisi – [l-r] James Beddoe (tenor), Sam Young (baritone), Samantha Lewis (mezzo-soprano), and Oksana Lepska (soprano)

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